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Visit to the Parish of St. George and St. Anthony Coptic Orthodox Church
We have blessed over the last few years with the friendship of the clergy and laity of St. George and St. Anthony Coptic Orthodox Church in Ottawa. On Sunday, January 15, 2017, after celebrating the Divine Liturgy in our own chapel, we visited our Coptic Orthodox friends for the end of Matins and the Divine…
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Priestly Ordination of Fr. Gleb Pistruga
On 26 October 2016, the feast of St. Demetrius, Deacon Gleb Pistruga was ordained a priest of the Eparchy of New Westminster at the Cathedral of the Holy Eucharist by Bishop Ken Nowakowski. The newly ordained priest Fr. Gleb has been serving in the Canadian Armed Forces as a chaplain. He will continue to serve…
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Opening Retreat 2016
We had the pleasure of Fr. Roman Rytsar as our retreat master for our Opening Retreat, September 9-11, 2016. Fr. Roman is one of the main chaplains at the Ottawa General Hospital and is administrator of St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Church in Kingston, Ontario. The photos below were taken just after the concluding Divine Liturgy…
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Reception of Pidriassa
On Saturday, September 10, 2016 five seminarians received their own pidriassa (cassock) marking their entrance into seminary life. Pictured are Julian S. (Edmonton), Andriy A. (Winnipeg), Alex P. (Winnipeg), Roman K. (Edmonton), and Orion W. (Edmonton). Please remember these seminarians in your prayers.
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Diaconal Ordination of Mykhailo Ozorovych
Deacon Mykhailo Ozorovych was ordained on August 28, 2017 on the feast of the Dormition of the Mother of God (Julian Calendar) by Bishop Ken Nowakowski, Eparch of New Westminster for the New Westminster Eparchy in British Columbia, Canada. The ordination took place at the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ Parish (Deacon Mykhailo’s home…